Femi Ogunjimi co-founded the Nigerian financial firm CardinalStone in 2008. He now focuses on its private equity arm, CardinalStone Capital Advisers, which invests in West African companies. He spoke to Africa Private Equity News editor-in-chief Jaco Maritz about his journey as an entrepreneur and investor.
Topics discussed during the interview include:
The 30-year plan Ogunjimi drew up for his life
Why he left Goldman Sachs to build an investment bank in Nigeria
Launching the firm in the middle of a stock market crash
What investing in Nigerian companies has taught him
Lessons from building and running a business
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